Texts and calls may help heart patients get healthy food
NCT ID NCT06500962
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether offering extra support, like weekly phone calls or text messages, helps people in cardiac rehabilitation sign up for and use a Food is Medicine program. 84 adults from San Francisco were randomly assigned to receive navigation calls, texts, both, or neither. After 3 months, researchers compared how many food deliveries each group received.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Navigation phone calls and text messaging
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show simple ways to help people eat healthier after heart problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study that only looked at enrollment, not health outcomes. Results may not apply to other groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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84 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria 1. Age 18 or older 2. Participating in UCSF Cardiac Rehabilitation 3. Able to communicate in English or Spanish 4. Resident of San Francisco County Exclusion Criteria 1. Enrolled in hospice 2. Unable to consent for self
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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